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July 31, 1928.

c. E. FULLER CONTAINER Filed oct. 19, 192'7 NNI..

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c. E. FULLER CONTAINER 13 1a zo) Patented July 3l, 1928.

CORPORATION, 0,1'.

NEW YRLN. Y., A oonPoiaATioNor NEW YORK.

'Appnqatim ined `october i9, 1927. serii- No. vmamas.

My present inventionu relates .tobrick `makn Aingjmachineryfandmoreeparticularly yto an improved brick container.

In my Vcopending application, Serial No. 5 227 ,231, filed Oct. 19,1927, Ijliave described hand claimed an improvedmethod of-manufacturingbrickby the' lsoft: mud ,process and inf the commercial exploitationofsuchproc ess,'have preferablyusedimproved pieces of apparatus andbymeansofV whichv the val -riousfsteps ofthe improved-process may beperformed.

One of the mdstimportant steps in4 vthe practicing ofthe processis thedrying of the'brickand I preferably perform-this dry- `ing` operationin-an openttop dryer, such as is. described and claimedinthevapplijcation Serial No.` 227,282'filed Oct.. 19., `1927. Inconnection. witht-he improved open top dryer, I have designedthesubjectliiatter of the present invention, 'which is` a container forcarrying -ra predetermined number of layers ofipalletson which the'green1 brick are locatedf' and which container, when filled, may be4placed 'ini anio'pen top dryer with a plurality of containers ineach`compartment of the dryer, and withztheycontainerso constructed andai'rang'ediasto form a topfor the dryer as the containers are placedtherein, andadjace'ntfcoitainers are adapted to be interlocked andv haveformed therein a practically gas tight joint in order to prevent escapeof heated air upward through the tops of the containers rather than passdiagonally through the compartments and out through a predeterminedexit. While the container has been designed primarily to handle aplurality of rows o pallets on which are mounted green brick, yet theinvention is capable of broader use than that specifically set forth andany cemeric article that requires a preliminary burning or cooking, maybe carried by the pallets, or their equivalent, along with or instead ofthe ordinary green brick.

The object of my invention, therefore, is an improved container.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of myinvention,

Fig. 1 is an end elevation; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Y

Fig. 4 is a plan view;

Fig. 5 `isa section on the linee-'L5 of Figa, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view onthe line. 6 6

of Fig. 5.

`Referringyto the dra-wings, 1() vdesignates a rectangular base,preferably constructed of structural iron and at` each corner ofv suchframe` are attac-hed risers 11 alsofof structuralironforms. Secured tothe, top end of 'the risers 11 is a rectangular framework V12.

Thestructure thus described, is, therefore, a hollow rectangularframework of'greater width than length. On each end of therectangularframework andfsecured to the risers l.

11, are angle irons 13 which ,form shelves on which may be placedpalletsflfi containing `a plurality Aof p'arallelly arranged green brick15 oi' any` other articles of-,commerce that may be desired. Secured tothe risers 11 in `each side of the device,zis afguide 16 for guidingpallets 14 into position `between upstanding `pairs, of-risers-rll. .The,top `rectangular frame A12 filled preferably with concrete 17 or withany other suitable heat of the rectangular-frame 12 are channel members.18 spaced apart froml eachv other and with onel end thereof `flared.outward as insulating material, and secured to the, topv indicatedat19in` Fig. 1.` Securedotol the top i of` the` channel members; 18Vandfcentrally with respect thereof and with respect to the rectangularframe 12 is a plate 20 which may be utilized as a lifting plate byinserting beneath said plate and above the rectangular frame 12, theforked portion of the ordinary lifting fork. At the front and rear facesof the rectangular frame 12 are secured channel members 21 and 22respectively, the channel member 21 having its open side facingdownward, while the channel member 22 has its open side facing upwardand in such channel member 22 is placed a layer of sand or othernon-combustible granular material 23. The members 21 and 22, togetherwith the granular mate rial 23, affords means for forming a practicallygas tight joint between adjacent containers. Assuming a container, suchas is shown in Fig. 3, to be thus positioned, a second container may bebrought up alongside thereof and the channel member 21 of such secondcontainer tted into the open end of the channel member 22, which willbring one leg of the channel member 21 into engagement with the granularmember 23 in the channel member 22 of the container shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to Fig. 2, 25 designates side walls of a compartment of anopen top dryer and 26 designates the base thereof. The side walls 25 arecapped with channel mem# bers 27 and against which rests, when thecontainer is in position, the under face of the rectangular frame 12containing the heat` insulating material 17. The container shown inFigs. 1 and 2 has been assun'ied to have been placed therein by means ofa brick lil'ting fork operated by a traveling crane. and assuming suchcontainer, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to be loaded with pallets 14containing the brick 15, it is obvious that the entire weight of thebricks is supported on the top of the walls 25 of the open top dryer bythe rectangular frame 12 and, therefore, a practically gas tight jointwill be obtained between the tops of the walls 25 and the rectangulartrame 12, due to weight alone. As each container is placed in thecompartment of the open top dryer formed by the walls 25 and base 26,the channel members 21 and 22 of adjacent containers are interlocked soas to have a gas tight joint formed through the medium of the granularmaterial 23.

It will thus be seen that in an open top dryer, my improved containermay be utilized as a combined dryer and closure for the top of the dryerand that the weight of the material is utilized to obtain a. gas tightjoint between the container and the walls of the dryer compartmentswhile the containers have associated therewith and forming part thereofdevices for maintaining a gas tight joint between adjacent containers.

While I rhave necessarily shown and described the preferred embodimentof my invention somewhat in detail, it is to be understood that I mayvary the size, shape, and arrangement of parts within wide limitswithout department from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described' my invention, what VIclaim as new is:

1. An improved container for open top dryers comprising a rectangularopen framework, a plurality of ledges 'formed thereon for acting assupports Afor a plurality of groups of superimposed pallets, and meansforming part of the container for making a gas tight joint between thecontainer and an open top dryer.

2. In a container of the kind described, the combination of an openframework, a plurality of ledges therein and 'forming supports 'for aplurality of rows of pallets, a rectangular top therefor, and means onsaid top for forming gas tight joints between adjacent containers.

3. In a container of the kind described, the combination of arectangular framework, a plurality of ledges therein forming supportsfor a plurality' of rows of pallets, a top therefor formed of a layer ofheat insulating material, and means associated with such top for forminga gas tight joint between adjacent containers.

11. In a container of the kind described, the combination of a frame,ledges therein forming supports for a plurality of pallets, a' toptherefor of heat insulating material, and means secured to the top forpermitting attachment thereto of a lifting device.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication.

CLAUD E. FULLER.

